17 JANUARY 2013 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 2

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(e) This notice prescribes:

(i) the requirements to be met by suppliers for different levels of conformity;

(ii) the form of a declaration of conformity;

(iii) the requirements to be met for the labelling of products;

(iv) the documentation, test facilities, and competent persons that are approved by the Chief Executive in relation to the testing of products, and any conditions or restrictions imposed in relation to the Chief Executive’s approval; and

(v) the requirements to be met for the availability of documentation, including test reports.

2. Interpretation

In this notice, unless the context otherwise requires:

accredited testing body means a test facility that is:

(i) accredited by International Accreditation New Zealand, an agency of the Government also known as IANZ;

(ii) accredited by an accreditation authority that has entered into a mutual recognition arrangement with IANZ; and

(iii) approved pursuant to any agreement between New Zealand and any other country or countries as prescribed in a notice made under Regulation 32(1)(h) and (j) of the Regulations.

Act means the Radiocommunications Act 1989.

applicable standard, in relation to a product, means a standard or code of practice applying to the class of product to which the product belongs, as prescribed in a notice made under Regulation 32(1)(b) and (c) of the Regulations.

Chief Executive means:

(i) the Chief Executive of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment; or

(ii) a person acting under delegated authority from the Chief Executive.

class of product means a grouping, category, or family of products with a common purpose, use or application as prescribed in a notice made under Regulation 32(1)(a) of the Regulations.

compliance mark means the RCM and, for a product labelled before 1 March 2016 by a supplier who has been issued a supplier code number, a reference to a compliance mark includes a reference to the C-Tick.

C-tick means the following symbol:

declaration of conformity means a declaration containing the information set out in the schedule to this notice.

electromagnetic compatibility means the ability of systems, equipment, and devices that utilise the electromagnetic spectrum to operate in their intended operational environments without suffering unacceptable degradation or causing unintentional degradation because of electromagnetic radiation or response.

level of conformity means, in relation to a class of product, a level of conformity as prescribed in a notice made under Regulation 32(1)(d).

Ministry means the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

product means interfering equipment, susceptible equipment and radio apparatus, as defined in the Radiocommunications Act 1989, and includes any assembly of components, modules or sub-assemblies that form a finished product.

product description means sufficient information for a person to determine whether the product is the same as a product for which a declaration of conformity was prepared.

RCM means the following symbol:

RCM registration number, in relation to the RCM compliance mark, means a unique identifier issued by the Electrical Regulatory Authorities Council (ERAC) to a supplier, and recorded in the National Registration Database (NRD).

Regulation and Regulations means Regulations made pursuant to the Act.

standard means a publication, or those parts of a publication, prescribing the measurement procedures, processes, and limits relating to the electromagnetic compatibility of a product.

supplier means a person in New Zealand who installs, sells, distributes, manufactures, or imports a product.

supplier code number, in relation to the C-tick compliance mark, means a code number issued to a person before 1 March 2013 and consisting of:

(i) the letter “Z” and a unique numeric identifier allocated by the Chief Executive; or

(ii) the letter “N” and a unique numeric identifier allocated by the Australian Communications and Media Authority.